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Jersey’s Michelin-starred restaurants join forces to offer special fine dining package

With an increasing reputation as a top destination for excellent food, Jersey can now offer visitors the opportunity to experience all four of the island’s Michelin-starred restaurants in one very special fine dining break. The Jersey Michelin Star Experience package combines a luxury stay at a choice of hotels with a chance to taste the cream of Jersey’s gourmet cuisine. Read more from Isle News  

MasterChef Food range to launch later this month

A MasterChef Food range will launch later this month on the back of the TV show’s success. It will offer premium oils, stocks and gravies available from the end of this month, and cooking kits and recipe-based sauces will
launch soon after. It follows the successful launch of a MasterChef Food range in France. Read more from The Drum  

Sam's, the London restaurant with a 5:2 diet menu

The 5:2 diet is now so popular that Sam’s Brasserie & Bar in Chiswick offers a 500-calorie menu especially for the fasting folk of west London. Read more from The Telegraph  

'Bin food theft' charges dropped

Charges have been dropped against three men accused of stealing waste food from bins behind a branch of Iceland. Questions were raised over the criminal action against Paul May, 35, Jason Chan and William James, after the frozen food firm said staff had not alerted police and that it had contacted prosecutors to ask why action was being taken. Read more from MSN News
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Editor 30th January 2014

Daily news update: our selection of food and chef news from the world's press